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Subject Area: Immigration
Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries: Responding to Pastoral and Sacramental Needs
By Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ I first met Gaby and Meidy in July 2022 when a new shelter for migrants, Senda 2, was opening in Reynosa, Mexico. They were a lesbian couple traveling together from El Salvador, where they had faced discrimination based on their sexual orientation. They had come to seek asylum in the …
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Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries Launches in Brownsville, Texas
Oct. 17, 2023 – In July 2021, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province missioned a small team of Jesuits to serve in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. They met with Bishop Daniel Flores who articulated their mission to “read the reality and respond to it.” Since then, they have strived …
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Love Shown in Actions: Jesuit Tampa’s Service to Migrants
By Ignatius Plato When Pope Francis approved the Society of Jesus’ Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) in 2019, the themes were familiar to anyone who knows the Jesuits. In addition to showing the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and care for our common home, the UAPs put accompanying young people and the marginalized front …
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Sacred Heart Church in El Paso Shelters Migrants Seeking Safety
Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas, continues to act as a refuge for migrants as thousands are expected to arrive in the city as Title 42 comes to an end. In response to the unprecedented surge of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border which began in December 2022, Sacred Heart opened its gym with no …
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AMDG Special Episode: The Jesuit Border Podcast Welcomes Fr. Jim Martin, SJ
On this episode of the AMDG podcast, we’re featuring a recent episode of the Jesuit Border Podcast, hosted by Jesuit Fathers Brian Strassburger and Louie Hotop, who serve migrant communities on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jesuit Headlines: Sheltering Migrants, Promoting Vocations, Ordinations and More
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Help and Hope at the Southern Border
Update Dec. 29, 2022: See Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, interview on CNN By Ignatius Plato Dec. 21, 2022 – Sacred Heart Church, the Jesuit parish in El Paso, Texas, has for years served as a beacon of hope for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Recently, the parish has opened its doors to the flood of …
Jesuits Magazine: Winter 2022
In this issue, read about how to pray through Lent with the Universal Apostolic Preferences, our ministry on the border and more. Jesuits Winter 2022
Defending the rights of Haitian migrants
Levelt Michaud, SJ, National Director of the Jesuit Service for Migrants Haiti is part of the Jesuit Province of Canada The Jesuit Service for Migrants/Solidarité Fwontalye-Haiti (SJM/SFw-Haiti or SJM-Haiti) is a social apostolate of the Society of Jesus in Haiti. Its threefold mission is to accompany Haitian compatriots who have been turned back at the borders, to …